Business news – Page 61
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BusinessEvonik acquires Air Products’ chemical unit
Air Products also spinning off electronic materials to focus on industrial gases
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BusinessRethinking herbicide regulations
Europe withdraws amitrole and isoproturon, while EU, US and Colombia reconsider glyphosate rulings
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BusinessDaiichi Sankyo awarded damages from former Ranbaxy owners
Arbitration says Singh family withheld information about regulatory investigations during Ranbaxy takeover
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BusinessAbbot boosts heart devices with St Jude buyout
Medical devices consolidation continues with $25bn deal, but Abbott expresses concerns over proposed Alere merger
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BusinessCancer deals spread
AbbVie nabs antibody specialist Stemcentrx, while Sanofi pursues Medivation
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BusinessChemours sheds disinfectants and aniline
Dow Chemical and Germany’s Lanxess will buy plants as Chemours restructures following its spin-off from DuPont
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OpinionHealing the world
Will GSK’s move towards licensing patents in developing countries, rather than rigidly defending them, improve access to medicines?
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BusinessPumping up industrial wasted heat
Company profile: Qpinch reclaims wasted energy by mimicking nature
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BusinessFDA moves to withdraw swine drug carbadox
Carcinogenic antibiotic has been banned in EU, Canada and Australia for years
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BusinessSurge in US industry investment linked to shale gas
264 expansion or construction projects announced, of which 40% have commenced or completed
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BusinessUS treasury rules scupper Pfizer–Allergan merger
Government aims to crack down on corporate tax avoidance through ‘inversion’ deals
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BusinessDuPont shutters US plant where leak killed four workers
La Porte plant will not reopen after fatal methyl mercaptan leak in 2014
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BusinessCalifornian hazard warning website criticised
Site providing information related to state’s Proposition 65 law is ‘inaccurate’ says industry association
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NewsBP’s long legal battle over Deepwater disaster ends
Judge finalises BP’s $20 billion settlement over Gulf of Mexico oil spill
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BusinessTwo dead in explosion at Chinese chemical plant
Five others injured when wastewater treatment device detonated
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OpinionChecks and balances
Should trade bodies do more than simply ‘represent their members’ interests’?
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OpinionThrowing things over the fence
Saying ‘That’s someone else’s problem’ is asking for trouble, says Derek Lowe
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BusinessGilead loses to Merck & Co in hepatitis C drug dispute
US court upholds Merck’s claim to patents related to blockbuster drugs
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BusinessMEGlobal to build $1bn US petrochemical plant
Ethylene glycol company announces plans for first US facility